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 | Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth 1889 | 
Probably
the closest Sargent ever got to the Pre-Raphael
Brotherhood was with his paintings of the famous actress, Dame Ellen Terry
(1847–1928) as Lady Macbeth after the first performance in the role; and
yet this is not at all an allegorical painting, just a straight portrait of the
actress in costume playing Lady Macbeth. Still, the tone, the... | GA | igrkio |
 | Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth (sketch) 1889 | GA | igrkio | |
 | Elsie Palmer c. 1889-1890 Private Collection Unknown, USA | GA | igrkio | |
 | George Henschel Oil on canvas Private Collection Unknown, USA |
When John
painted him, Henschel was directing the London Symphony Concerts and was very
much apart of that circle of artist in London.
From: Morrison Foundation.org
Sir George
(Isidor Georg) Henschel (b. Feb. 18, 1850; d. Sept. 10, 1934), was a celebrated
singer, composer and conductor. He entered the Leipzig Conservatory in 1867 and
studied... | GA | igrkio |
 | Javanese Dancer 1889 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
The
Javanese dancers had come to the Paris to perform in the colonial section of
the Paris Exposition Universal of 1889. They were so popular that they remained
for a time performing in theaters
and became part of cosmopolitan chic that was prevalent in the wake of the
Exposition.
Sargent,
not one to pass up an opportunity to paint exotic... | GA | igrkio |
 | Javanese dancer sketch 1889 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Lady Fishing - Mrs. Ormond 1889 |
From: Tate Gallery Display Caption
(29-Apr-1996)
Violet
1881
It was
while Sargent was living in the Cotswolds during the 1880s that his painting
was closest to Impressionism. He was friendly with Monet, whom he visited in France
several times. Sargent rented a large house in Fladbury, beside the River Avon,
in... | GA | igrkio |
 | Madame Helleu c. 1889 Private Collection Unknown, USA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Mademoiselle Roger-Jourdain 1889 Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Williamstown, MA |
Notes:
Special
thanks to Andy Yelenak, an artist himself and a
contributing friend of the JSS Gallery, for taking this picture to share with
us.
Bibliography:
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, collection checklist, 1972.
McKibbin,
David, "Sargent's Boston," Boston: Museum
of Fine Arts, 1956.
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine... | GA | igrkio |
 | Miss Elsie Palmer 1889-90 |
Miss Elsie
Palmer later Mrs. L. H. Myers (1873-1955). She was the daughter of a wealthy
expatriate American from Colorado.
Mrs. Palmer had rented the Ightham Mote house near Kent of which Sargent
became a frequent guest. It was here that he also painted A Game of Bowls.
At this
time, Sargent was far more popular with Americans and although... | GA | igrkio |
- John Singer Sargent
